Synonyms of the word

narrow

• adj. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison…
• adj. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
• adj. (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
• adj. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted.
• adj. Having a small margin or degree.
• adj. (dated) Limited as to means; straitened.
• adj. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
• adj. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
• adj. (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate;…
• v. (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
• v. (intransitive) To get narrower.
• v. (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait…

alter

• v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
• v. (intransitive) To become different.
• v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
• v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

bare

• adj. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
• adj. Naked, uncovered.
• adj. Having no supplies.
• adj. Having no decoration.
• adj. Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
• adj. (Britain, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
• adj. With head uncovered; bareheaded.
• adj. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
• adj. (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
• adj. Threadbare; much worn.
• adv. (Britain, slang) Very; significantly.
• adv. Barely.
• adv. Without a condom.
• n. (‘the bare’) the surface, the (bare) skin.
• n. Surface; body; substance.
• n. (architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
• v. (transitive) To uncover; to reveal.
• v. (obsolete) simple past tense of bear.

careful

• adj. (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
• adj. (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
• adj. Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
• adj. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

close-minded

• adj. unreceptive to new ideas or information; not open to any agreement.

closed-minded

• adj. Alternative form of close-minded.

constrict

• v. To narrow, especially by applying pressure.

constricting

• v. present participle of constrict.

constrictive

• adj. That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.

constringe

• v. to constrict, to tighten.

contract

• n. An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or…
• n. (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at…
• n. (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
• n. (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
• n. (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
• adj. (obsolete) Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
• adj. (obsolete) Not abstract; concrete.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
• v. (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to…
• v. (transitive) To enter into a contract with.
• v. (transitive) To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
• v. (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
• v. (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
• v. (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
• v. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
• v. To betroth; to affiance.

determine

• v. To set the boundaries or limits of.
• v. To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
• v. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
• v. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; with a remoter object preceded by to.
• v. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence;…
• v. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
• v. (logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.
• v. (obsolete) To bring to an end; to finish.

dogmatic

• adj. (philosophy, medicine) Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on…
• adj. Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
• adj. Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.
• n. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; opposed to the empiric.

dogmatical

• adj. Alternative form of dogmatic.

illiberal

• adj. Restrictive to individual choice and freedom.
• adj. Narrow-minded; bigoted.
• adj. (archaic) Ungenerous, stingy.
• n. One opposed to liberal principles.

intolerant

• adj. Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
• adj. Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas. indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs;…
• n. One who is intolerant; a bigot.

limited

• v. simple past tense and past participle of limit.
• adj. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
• adj. Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.
• n. (railroad) A train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

marginal

• adj. (not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location…
• adj. (comparable) Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
• adj. (economics, not comparable) Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption…
• n. Something that is marginal.
• n. A constituency won with a small margin.

minute

• n. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
• n. (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
• n. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
• n. (chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
• n. A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent…
• n. A point in time; a moment.
• n. A nautical or a geographic mile.
• n. An old coin, a half farthing.
• n. (obsolete) A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.
• n. (architecture) A fixed part of a module.
• n. (slang, US, dialectal) A while or a long unspecified period of time.
• v. (transitive) Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
• v. To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
• adj. Very small.
• adj. Very careful and exact, giving small details.

narrow

• adj. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison…
• adj. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
• adj. (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
• adj. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted.
• adj. Having a small margin or degree.
• adj. (dated) Limited as to means; straitened.
• adj. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
• adj. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
• adj. (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate;…
• v. (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
• v. (intransitive) To get narrower.
• v. (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait…

narrow-minded

• adj. Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
• adj. Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.

narrowed

• v. simple past tense and past participle of narrow.

narrowing

• v. present participle of narrow.
• n. The process of becoming narrow.
• n. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

opinionated

• adj. Having very strong opinions.
• adj. Holding to one's own opinion obstinately, stubbornly and unreasonably.

opinionative

• adj. Of, pertaining to, being, or expressing opinion.
• adj. (of persons) Opinionated.

petty

• adj. (obsolete except in set phrases) Little, small, secondary in rank or importance.
• adj. Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
• adj. Narrow-minded, small-minded.
• n. (usually in the plural, obsolete) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.
• n. (now historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.
• n. (dialect, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

slender

• adj. Thin; slim.
• adj. (figuratively) meagre; deficient.
• adj. (Gaelic languages) Palatalized.

small-minded

• adj. Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.

sound

• adj. Healthy.
• adj. Complete, solid, or secure.
• adj. (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
• adj. (Britain, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
• adj. (of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.
• adj. Heavy; laid on with force.
• adj. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
• adv. Soundly.
• interj. (Britain, slang) Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.
• n. A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
• n. A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
• n. (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
• n. Noise without meaning; empty noise.
• v. (intransitive) To produce a sound.
• v. (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
• v. (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To resound.
• v. (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area…
• v. (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
• v. (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
• n. (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting…
• n. The air bladder of a fish.
• n. A cuttlefish.
• v. (intransitive) Dive downwards, used of a whale.
• v. To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;…
• v. Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
• v. (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
• n. (medicine) An instrument for probing or dilating; a sonde.
• n. A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra.

specialise

• v. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialize.

specialize

• v. To make distinct or separate, particularly.
• v. (intransitive) To become distinct or separate, particularly.

specify

• v. (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
• v. (transitive) To include in a specification.
• v. (transitive) To bring about a specific result.

strait

• adj. (archaic) Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
• adj. (archaic) Righteous, strict.
• adj. (obsolete) Tight; close; tight-fitting.
• adj. (obsolete) Close; intimate; near; familiar.
• adj. (obsolete) Difficult; distressful; straited.
• adj. (obsolete) Parsimonious; niggardly; mean.
• n. (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
• n. A narrow pass or passage.
• n. A neck of land; an isthmus.
• n. A difficult position (often used in plural).
• v. (obsolete) To put to difficulties.
• adv. (obsolete) Strictly; rigorously.

straplike

• adj. Resembling or characteristic of a strap.

tapered

• v. simple past tense and past participle of taper.
• adj. narrowing gradually towards a point.
• adj. (obsolete) lit with a taper.

tapering

• v. present participle of taper.
• n. A tapered shape.

thin

• adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
• adj. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
• adj. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
• adj. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
• adj. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
• adj. (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head…
• adj. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
• adj. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
• n. (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete…
• n. Any food produced or served in thin slices.
• v. (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
• v. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
• v. To dilute.
• v. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
• adv. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

tighten

• v. (transitive) To make tighter.
• v. (intransitive) To become tighter.
• v. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
• v. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

vary

• v. (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter.
• v. (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
• v. (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
• v. (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences.
• v. (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.
• v. (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
• v. (transitive, music) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key,…
• v. (obsolete) To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.
• n. (obsolete) alteration; change.